Tillie is a distinctive choice, ranked #575 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tillie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#575
About the Name Tillie
Tillie has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 112 places in five years. It was most popular in 2013 at #383 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tillie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tillie
Unlikely. With around 68 UK babies named Tillie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tillie in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tillie has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 112 places in the last five years. Its peak was #383 in 2013. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Tillie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tillie include: Kévin Tillie — Kévin Peter Patrice Tillie is a French professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Projekt Warsaw and the France national team.; Laurent Tillie — Laurent Tillie is a French professional volleyball coach and former player.; Kim Tillie — Kim Tillie is a French professional basketball player who last played for Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A..
Tillie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tillies in the wild.
68
UK babies named Tillie (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 112 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tillie
Likely around 1 other Tillie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tillie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kévin Peter Patrice Tillie is a French professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Projekt Warsaw and the France national team. Tillie won a gold medal in the men's tournament at both the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, and the European Champion title in 2015.
Laurent Tillie is a French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1982 to 1995 and took part in 2 Olympic Games.
Kim Tillie is a French professional basketball player who last played for Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at the University of Utah.
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago. According to accounts, she pretended to have precognitive dreams, accurately predicting the dates of death of her victims, when in reality she was merely scheduling their deaths.
Tillie is the nickname of two murals of a grinning figure that were painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States. Tillie is an amusement park "fun face", painted during the winter of 1955–1956.
Tillie Baldwin, born Anna Mathilda Winger, was an American rodeo contestant and performer in Wild West shows. She is credited as being one of the first women to attempt steer wrestling.